The Mudmen - The High Road
www.mudmen.ca & www.myspace.com/themudmen 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Celtic Rock , Alt Rock 
Band Members : 
Mordy Harroch - Vocals 
Alex Maletich - Guitar 
Troy Spinney - Bass 
Dylan Broda - Drums 
Robby Campbell - Bagpipes 
Sandy Campbell - Bagpipes 
Discography : 
Mudmen - 2001 
Overrated - 2003 
Defending The Kingdom - 2005 
The High Road - 2009 
Record Labels : 
Forman Bros - 2005 
Rock Up - 2003 
The High Road Track Listing: 
The High Road 
Raise A Pint 
Here We Go 
One More For The Road 
Without A Fight 
Lift Of The Kilt 
Dirty Old Town 
I Love Drinking 
Whiskey In The Jar 
Once Again 
Piper Rant 
The Mudmen's newest release called  The High Road has astounded many people and made adoring fans out of them. Myself included! 
They have raised the bar in our expectations of rock. They have merged two very diverse styles of music as we have traditionaly perceived them. Thrown the rule books to the wind! This sound is a marriage between ground shaking guitars mastered by Alex Maletich and Troy Spinney , Dylan Broda on Drums and the Bagpipes, played by Robby Campbell and Sandy Campbell. 
The bagpipes course through your veins in these Rock based tracks, bringing your blood to the boiling point. This band has you eating out of their hand from the first track. Long have we craved a Rock band with this level of charisma! Flying kilts , excellent riffs and a strong masculine presence has the ladies swooning in their chairs and the men rocking right along. 
Mordy Harroch's vocals are a perfect match for this strong Band. His voice takes charge and drives us deeply into the lyrics of each song. The title track, The High Road, is the first of 11 out of the gate. You know from the second it begins it isn't going to be like your daddy did it. 
These boys have done something phenominal. It doesn't matter if it's a drinking song or a ballad, they have injected their own Mudmen Stamp on it. One you will not soon forget. This is a spectacular album. Without a doubt, one of the finest bands to ever incorporate the Bagpipes and Scottish based songs with hard hitting , bone crushing rock. 
The tracks I have chosen to single out are: 
1) Lift of the Kilt -  This catchy track has such  brilliant lyrics and melody! Mordy does a fantastic job with the vocals. Mordy will stay with you long after the song is done. His sexy voice taking center stage. He has a strong set of pipes and knows how to use them. Bagpipes & guitars are impressive ! The talent in this one band is over the top crazy!! 

2) Dirty Old Town - This track starts off a sweet ballad absolutely gorgeous then bursts forth into a fast paced beat that will have you up dancing. You may even learn to jig to a dam fine rock beat! Exceptional lyrics,  this is old school meets scotland!  When the bagpipes break in goose pimples will rise on your skin! Bravo Morty, you nailed this one. Exceptional work , exceptional band
3) Raise A Pint - A rousing bagpipe led drinking song that has your blood racing in seconds! Raise a pint to you and to me! The instumentation is exceptional on this track. Morty sings this with such feeling, he is 100% sold on the lyrics. Dylan 's drum sticks must catch fire on this one. Just a brilliant fun song to warm the heart. 
In closing let me say this, The Mudmen, Canada's pride and joy is spreading their wings and ready to fly. The High Road in my opinion, is unsurmountable! The Mudmen are a resounding success. You love Rock? You love Bagpipes? Your going to love this!!! I know we do. 
Check it out yourself and let me know if you agree. 
And Thats How I see it 
Yours in the music 
Shashona 
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